Francis Scott Key Grave and Monument - Frederick, MD - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This SAI is easy to find at the main entrance to the Mount Olivet Cemetery. A nearby US flag is what would have seen in 1814.

Official Decription:
A full-length figure of Francis Scott Key stands on a cylindrical pedestal with a round base. Key is dressed in an early eighteenth century suit and cloak. He points outward with his proper right hand and holds his folded hat in his raised proper left hand. At the base of the pedestal is an allegorical figure group consisting of a woman, representing Liberty, and two children, representing Youth. The woman is seated and holds a flag and pole in her proper left hand. She wears a Classical garment and her hair is pinned up. A small child stands under her proper left arm, between her and the flag. An older boy stands to her proper right, and leans on a sword. A relief depicting the seal for the state of Maryland is affixed to the area below the feet of the allegorical figure grouping. The seal is decorated with laurel and oak leaves and a large palm frond. A plaque on the rear of the monument contains the lyrics to "The Star Spangled Banner" and a relief depicting of Francis Scott Key in an oval. Decorative elements on this plaque include cherubs, seated nude muses (one holds a lyre, the other a writing pen), eagles, a flag and foliage.

Inscriptions: Written by Francis Scott Key. Born August 9, 1780. Died January 11, 1843. The Star Spangled Banner (with the four verses following).

TITLE: Francis Scott Key Grave and Monument ARTIST(S): Alexander Doyle DATE: Dedicated June 2, 1881. MEDIUM: Bronze sculpture on stone base CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MD000515 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Mount Olivet Cemetery 515 South Market Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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